NOTE:

Gerald and Pam Kisabeth are back from  Hungary on a Pajer / Dobozy fact finding mission.
Gerald's grandmother was a Pajer and his grandfather was a Dobozy.

They started in Budapest and the went to his grandma's village of Vencsello.
They will interview, photograph and record all the information they can uncover.
The village knew they were coming and set out the red carpet for them.

They will also traveled to Abauj-Torna for infomation and photos of Grandpa Dobozy's village.

More information and photo's pending.

Keep visiting this site for updates

ABAUJ-TORNA Province

Origin/Meaning:
The county was the union of the formerly two counties Abauj and Torna in 1881. The two counties were united at first 1782-1790, and again from 1849-1860. Both of the two counties were old counties from the early Middle Ages. Abauj-Torna county was divided by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. The smaller part (46,6%) became part of the new Czechoslovakia, the bigger part (53,4%) remained in Hungary. In 1938 the Decision of Vienna reunited the northern part with Hungary too. The Treaty of Paris in 1947 renewed the borders of the Treaty of Trianon. On 1st January 1950 Abauj-Torna county was united with Borsod-G”m”r and Zempl‚n counties as Borsod-Abauj-Zempl‚n county. The northern parts of the formerly Abauj-Torna county (1882-1920) are in the Kosice Region of Slovakia now.
The arms of Abauj-Torna county were granted by King Francis-Joseph in 1882. The arms combine the arms of the two former counties.
The arms of Abauj county are shown below. These arms were granted in 1558 and are derived from the arms of the Aba clan.

The arms of Torna county showed a silver falcon on a green shield and were first mentioned in 1619.